This is a good economical water heater. Installed myself in 15 minutes and it was a breeze. I searched and read reviews of many heaters and found this to be the best bang for your buck. With regards to complaints about element problems I have not had any issues. If I did I'd buy a replacement element...review »
This is the second Kenmore I've owned in 7 years. The first I bought in 2001 was a 50 gal water heat and it rusted out within five years. Sears replaced it with larger 55 gal in Jul 2006. Two years later the 55 gal water heater sprung a leak. MyHome Service (SEARS) came out the next day and found the...review »
Glendale1 Phoenix, AZ
Be the first MySears Community member to
Kenmore Power Miser 12, 55 gal., Electric Water... Ratings and Reviews
I had to replace my 66 gallon A.O. Smith water heater after 23 years of use. In this economy I did not want to pay the price of their new line and, I wanted to install it myself, so I chose the Sears Power Miser 12 - 55 gallon unit.
I feel for the price it represented a good value. I debated on buying the nine year warranty unit. It too is a good option and could save you $60 bucks if you are on a tight budget.
The Kenmore seems solidly made and I like the idea of the ridgid foam insulation as opposed to the old fiberglass bat type insulation which can become saturated by leaking water and will...review »
Our old water heater gave out after almost 10 years, being that I know nothing about water heaters, I had to learn quickly. Got an estimate from a company, too high, sears luckly had it on sale. They wanted almost the price of the water heater to set it up, plus other misc. charges for a licence and some other things. I just had some family come and do it for me. The water heater worked fantastic, we had hot water within 5 mins. And it was pretty easy from what I saw to install it yourself with the instructions. It's very quiet and still working great. Save yourself the money and do it yourself....review »
I bought this heater to replace a Kenmore that lasted 16 years. This is why I went with another Kenmore. After 2.5 years the water still heats just as fast as the first day. I've had zero issues with this heater. We have 3 bathrooms with 2 showers and a dishwasher that can run together and not run out of hot water. We replaced the 40 gallon at our 2nd house with a 40 gallon Kenmore about 3 months ago and I replaced my in-laws heater this weekend with another 40 gallon Kenmore.
I bump the temperatures to 140 for the dishwasher. Dishes were not getting clean at the default 120 degree settings.
I just bought a house in central Mass. and the old heater was an old 40 gallon Kenmore (6 year warranty). My friend (who is a maintenance specialist) and I installed this thing in about an hour and a half and let me tell you, if you use "Shark Bites" it's very easy. The tank itself is very lightweight for a 55 gallon. I recommend not only using the "Shark Bites" (plumbing connector), but also buying new copper tubing. You can get 10ft. of M-rated copper tubing-3/4 inch (it's blue lettered) for about 15 dollars at Lowe's.
The old tank was easy to take out, shut off the power, disconnect power to...review »
I Have had this water heater installed for over three years now. I have found it to be a great unit for my 2k sq ft home with three baths. Recently it shined in our time of need. Where I live just suffered a tornado and our power has been off for three days. I am writing this review from work after I looked up the manual to find out Watt/Amp it needs so I can hook it into my generator. After three days with no power average outside temp around 65F. I had to take a shower and was dreading it for the fact it would be super cold. It was still so hot that I had to turn it down during my conservative...review »
This water heater is the best I have ever owned.
I have yet to come close to running out of hot water. It is quiet and efficient. With other cheaper brands, I have experienced an annoying knock in the pipes, but not with this heater. I have had it for almost two years now and haven't had a bit of trouble with it. I highly recommend it.
We bought this model in Mar 2005. In Dec 2005, the bottom element wiring caught on fire. It took a few days, but Sears replaced it with a new water heater of the same model. In Dec 07 the water began to overheat and the hot water safety button was tripping and turning off the hot water heater. This stopped happening all of a sudden, but the thermostats were replaced just in case. Now, in Jan 08, the bottom element wiring caught on fire again. Called sears and they said it was no longer under warranty. Since we are fed up with this model and think it is dangerous (Sears thinks the model is fine),...review »
Do Not Buy This Unit! The bottom
5500 watt element burns out every
year and needs to be special ordered.
I have a water softener too, yet I will
be replacing my 3rd 5500 watt bottom
element in three years! I have the extended
5 year warranty but still have to wait a week
for a tech to come to the house and then
he will have to special order the 5500 watt
element and that will take another 5 days
or so, and then I will need to notify him to
replace it! Therefore, be prepared to wait
two weeks for a complete repair until next
year. Unfortunately my element always
burns out in December when parts...review »
I've had this unit for 9 years but have to replace it due to Hurricane Ike (it works but insurance wants to replace it due to salt water exposure). I will be buying another Power Miser 12. The original one never gave me problems and was extremely well insulated. Once, I turned off the circuit breaker that powers it and went out of town for a weekend. 48 hours later the water was still hot - not warm, hot. I recommend this water heater.
Don't look any further I looked at them all.This is the best one for the money! Works great.This is my first electric water heater, they are far more eficient than LP gas, sticker on box said 95%. LP only59-63%.No noise, tank is insulated perfectly top of tank is cold to the touch. Great recovery 2 adults 3 teens never out of hot water.
i purchased this waterheater went over the spec's with sales tech it was suposed to be 62 in in height and when plumber took it out of box it was 67.5 in he said sears has changed manufactures on some heaters but they havent changed the spec's to reflect that as of at least today 11/14/2007
BEWARE BEWARE OF FAULTY SPECS
I checked out all of the Water Heaters that were available at the Home Improvement stores in my area and found the one available at Sears to be the best one. It has a larger tank than the ones at the other stores, it was also offered at a lower price as well. Since I had to install it myself I found it was east to install myself. I have three bathrooms in the house with 5 kids I never run out of hot water when the kids are getting ready for school. I can have the dishwasher, washing machine and one of kids in the shower at the same time and still have enough hot water without running out. It is...review »
Includes a factory installed temperature and pressure relief valve and a long-life baked enamel exterior finish. Everlast Pexan™ polymer dip tubes, Super Limeguard™ elements and glass-lined steel tank.
29%
Most Helpful
Most Helpful
